AGS 001 (P238327)
Divination, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AGS 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238327 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Divination |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa04 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Šamaš, great lord, give me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you! |
| Obverse [1:3] o 22–o 33 | From this day, the 3rd day of this month, the month Iyyar (II), to the 11th day of the month Ab (V) of this year, for these 100 days and nights, the term stipulated for the performance of (this) extispicy — within this stipulated term, |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | will Kaštaritu with his troops, or the troops of the Cimmerians, or the troops of the Medes, or the troops of the Manneans, or any other enemy, strive and plan? |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Will they, be it by means of pressure, or by force, or by waging war, or [by means of a tun]nel or breach, or (scaling) ladders, or by means of ramps or [battering]-rams, or famine, |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | or by a treaty invoking the names of god and god[dess], or through friendliness or peaceful negotiations, or through any ru[se of captu]ring a city, capture the city Kišassu? Will they enter that city, Kišassu? |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Will they conquer that city, Kišassu? Will it be de[live]red to them? Does your great divinity know it? |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | Is the capture of that city, Kišassu, by any enemy, from this day to the day of my stipulated term, decreed and confirmed in a favorable case, by the command of your great divinity Šamaš, great lord? Will he who can see, see it, he who can hear, hear it? |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717– | Disregard what happens after [my stipulated te]rm; disregard that they should think about it but turn back and go away. |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 18b.e. 18– | Disregard that [they (may) inflict a de]feat and plun[der their o]pen country. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [Disregard the (formulation) of today's case, b]e it good, be it faulty, (and that) the day is overcast and it is raining. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Disregard that an unclean man or woman] has come near [the place of the ext]ispicy and made it unclean. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | Dis[regard that the ram (offered) to your great divinity for the perfor]mance of the extispicy is deficient or faulty. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | Disregard that [he who touches the forehead of the sheep] is dressed in his [ordin]ary soiled garments, has eaten, drunk, (or) anointed himself with anything unclean, (or) [has alt]ered, added to, or changed [the (ritual) proceedings]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | Disregard that the oracle query has become jumbled in the mouth of the haruspex, your servant. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | I [ask] you, Šamaš, great lord, whether from this day, the 3rd day of [this] month, the [mo]nth Iyyar (II), to the 11th day of the month Ab (V) of this year, either Kaštaritu and [his] troops, or the troops of the Cimmerians, or the troops of the Manneans, or the troops of the Medes, or (of) any other [enemy], |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | will capture that city, Kišassu, enter that city, Kišassu, conquer that city, Kišassu, (and whether) it will be delivered to them. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | There is a hole above the top of the 'station.' The 'path,' 'strength,' 'well-being,' (and) the 'path' on the left of the gall bladder [are present]. The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises towards the left. The upper part is elevated. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | The middle 'finger' of the lung, its base is 'loose.' The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon [......]. The vertebrae are recessed on the left. First extispicy. The 'station' is present. The middle of the 'path' is effaced and |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | a bifurcation in its middle faces the gall bladder. The 'well-being' and the 'path' on the left of the gall bladder are present. The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises towards the left. The upper part is elevated. The base of the middle 'finger' of the lung is 'bound.' |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are 16 in number. The he[art of the ram is normal]. Check-up. |
| Reverse [16:19] r 1717–r 1919 | Be present [in] this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious [om]ens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them). |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | May (this query) go [to] your great [divi]nity, [O Šamaš], great lord, and may an oracle be given as an answer. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [The 'station'] is present. The 'paths' are 2, the lower one is [...]. The 'well-being' is distant. The 'path' on the left of the gall bladder is present. There is a 'foot'-mark in the top of the right surface of the 'finger.' |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | [In the ba]se of the middle surface of the 'finger' there is a 'weapon'-mark [...]. The 'weapon'-mark of the 'increment' rises towards the left. The upper part is elevated. The base of the middle part is 'loose.' |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | The right and [left] outer 'fingers' of the lung [...]. The breast-bone is thick. The coils of the colon are elevated and turned on the left. Their number is 16. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | The he[art of the ra]m is normal. Third extispicy. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ ša₂ a-⸢šal⸣-lu-ka an-nam GI.NA a-pal-an-ni | |
| 2 | TA UD NE-⸢i⸣ UD 03-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI an-ni-i {iti}GUD.SI.SA₂ EN UD 11-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}NE ša₂ MU NE-⸢tim⸣ | |
| 3 | a-na 01-me UD-[MEŠ] 01-me MI-MEŠ NE-MEŠ ši-kin RI DU₃-eš-ti {lu₂}HAL-ti i-na ši-kin RI UR₅-tu₂ | |
| 4 | lu-u₂ {1}ka-⸢aš₂⸣-ta-ri-ti a-di ERIM-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a.a | |
| 5 | lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-a.a lu-u₂ {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 6 | i-ṣar-ri-mu-u₂ i-kap-pu-du-[u₂] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ i-na si-ʾu-u₂-tu lu-u₂ i-na da-na-na | |
| 7 | lu-u₂ i-na DU₃-eš {giš}TUKUL MURUB₄ u ME₃ lu-⸢u₂⸣ [i-na ni]-⸢ik⸣-si lu-u₂ i-na GAM-ši {giš}I.BAL u KI.BAL | |
| 8 | lu-u₂ i-na {giš}a-ra-am-ma lu-u₂ i-[na {giš}šu]-⸢bi⸣-i lu-u₂ i-na bu-bu-ti | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ i-na a-de-e MU—MU DINGIR u ⸢iš⸣-[ta-ri lu]-u₂ i-na KA DUG₃.GA u sa-lim ṭu-ub-ba-a-ti | |
| 10 | lu-u₂ i-na mim-ma ši-pir-ti ni-kil-[ti ša₂] ⸢DIB⸣ URU mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 11 | {uru}ki-ša₂-as-su DIB-MEŠ-⸢u₂⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ ŠA₃-bi URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ki-ša₂-as-su TU-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 12 | URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ki-ša₂-as-⸢su⸣ ŠU.2-⸢su⸣-un i-kaš-ša₂-a-da | |
| 13 | a-na qa-ti-šu₂-un im-[man]-ni-i DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti ZU-e | |
| 14 | ṣa-ba-a-ta URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}⸢ki⸣-ša₂-as-si i-na ŠU.2 {lu₂}KUR₂ mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢TA⸣ UD NE-i EN UD ši-kin RI-ia i-na SILIM-tim i-na KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 16 | {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ qa-bi-i ku-un IGI-ru IGI-mar še-mu-u₂ ŠE-e | |
| 17 | e-zib ša₂ a-⸢na EGIR RI⸣-ia e-zib ša₂ KI ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-un i-dab-bu-bu-ma GUR-ma BAR-MEŠ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | e-zib ša₂ ⸢GAZ⸣ [GAZ-ku-ma hu-bu-ut] ⸢EDIN⸣-šu₂-un i-hab-ba-tu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e-zib ša₂ di-in UD-mi NE-i] ⸢GIM⸣ DUG₃-ab GIM ha-ṭu-u₂ UD ŠU₂-pu A.AN ŠUR-nun | |
| 2 | [e-zib ša₂ lu-ʾu-u lu-ʾu-u-tu KI] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ DIB.DIB-ma u₂-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 3 | e-[zib ša₂ UDU.NITA₂ DINGIR-ti-ka ša₂ a-na] ⸢MAŠ₂⸣ MAŠ₂-u₂ LAL-u₂ ha-ṭu-u₂ | |
| 4 | e-zib ša₂ [TAG-it SAG.KI UDU.NITA₂ TUG₂ gi-ne₂]-e-ša₂ ar₂-šat lab-šu₂ mim-ma lu-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 5 | KU₂ NAG ŠEŠ₂-šu₂-ma [ku-un ŠU.2 ⸢BAL⸣-u₂ BAL-u₂ uš-pe-lum | |
| 6 | e-zib ša₂ i-na KA DUMU—{lu₂}HAL DUMU—{lu₂}HAL ARAD-[ka] ta-mit up-tar-ri-du | |
| 7 | lu-u₂ ZI-MEŠ lu-u₂ BAR-MEŠ a-⸢šal-ka⸣ {d}UTU EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 8 | ki-i TA UD NE-i UD 03-KAM₂ ša₂ ITI ⸢an⸣-[ni-i] {⸢iti⸣}GUD EN UD 11-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}NE ša₂ MU NE-ti | |
| 9 | lu-u₂ {1}ka-aš₂-ta-ri-ti EN ERIM-MEŠ-[šu₂ lu]-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}gi-mi-ra-a.a lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}man-na-a.a | |
| 10 | lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ {lu₂}ma-da-a.a lu-u₂ {[lu₂}KUR₂] mal₂ GAL₂-MEŠ-u₂ | |
| 11 | URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ki-ša₂-as-sa DIB-[MEŠ-ma a]-⸢na⸣ ŠA₃ URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ki-ša₂-as-su TU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | URU UR₅-tu₂ {uru}ki-ša₂-as-sa ŠU-⸢su⸣-[un i]-⸢kaš⸣-ša₂-du a-na qa-ti-šu₂-un im-man-nu-u₂ | |
| 13 | BE UGU-nu SAG NA BUR₃ ŠUB GIR₂ KALAG SILIM GIR₂ 150 ⸢ZE₂⸣ [GAR-MEŠ] {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ ana 150 te-bi AN.TA-tum DU-ik | |
| 14 | BE U—MUR MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ uš-šur GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.[NIGIN x] ⸢KIŠIB⸣ 150 LAL-is IGI-tum BE NA GAR MURUB₄ GIR₂ pa-aš₂-ṭa-ma | |
| 15 | ⸢PA⸣ ina MURUB₄-šu₂ ZE₂ IGI SILIM GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR-MEŠ {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ a-na 150 te-bi AN.TA-tum DU BE U—MUR MURUB₄ SUHUŠ-sa₃ KEŠ₂-is | |
| 16 | BE GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi BE ŠA₃.NIGIN 16 ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [UDU.NITA₂ ša₂-lim] SI.LAL | |
| 17 | [i]-⸢na⸣ ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ NE-i GUB-za-am-ma an-na GI.NA GIŠ.HUR-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ | |
| 18 | [UZU]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ta-mit SIG₅-MEŠ SILIM-MEŠ ša₂ SILIM-tim ša₂ KA DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti | |
| 19 | [šuk]-nam-ma lu-mur | |
| 20 | [UGU DINGIR]-ti-ka GAL-ti {[d}UTU] ⸢EN⸣ GAL-u₂ lil-lik-ma KIN li-tap-pal | |
| 21 | [BE NA] GAR-in GIR₂ 02-ma KI.TA-⸢u₂ x x x⸣ SILIM ne-su GIR₂ 150 ZE₂ GAR BE ina SAG EDIN 15 U GIR₂ | |
| 22 | [BE ina] ⸢SUHUŠ⸣ EDIN U MURUB₄ {giš}TUKUL GAR-⸢ma x x x⸣ {giš}TUKUL MAŠ₂ ana 150 te-bi BE AN.TA-tum DU MURUB₄-tum SUHUŠ-sa₃ uš-šur | |
| 23 | [BE] ŠU.SI—MUR ki-di-ti ša₂ 15 u 150 ⸢x⸣+[x] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ GAG.ZAG.GA e-bi ŠA₃.NIGIN 150 ZI u GUR-MEŠ 16 ŠID-šu₂-nu | |
| 24 | BE ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [UDU].NITA₂ SILIM-im 03-KAM₂ | |
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